Oxford Instruments (OXIG) Competitors

IQE (LON:IQE) and Oxford Instruments (LON:OXIG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Do analysts rate IQE or OXIG?

IQE currently has a consensus price target of GBX 20, indicating a potential upside of 105.91%. Oxford Instruments has a consensus price target of GBX 1,297.50, indicating a potential downside of 29.10%. Given IQE's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe IQE is more favorable than Oxford Instruments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IQE	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Oxford Instruments	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is IQE or OXIG more profitable?

Oxford Instruments has a net margin of 10.78% compared to IQE's net margin of -17.89%. Oxford Instruments' return on equity of 14.14% beat IQE's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IQE	-17.89%	-14.21%	-3.31%
Oxford Instruments	10.78%	14.14%	6.47%

Which has more risk and volatility, IQE or OXIG?

IQE has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oxford Instruments has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor IQE or OXIG?

In the previous week, Oxford Instruments had 6 more articles in the media than IQE. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Oxford Instruments and 0 mentions for IQE. Oxford Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat IQE's score of 0.00 indicating that Oxford Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
IQE	Neutral
Oxford Instruments	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in IQE or OXIG?

66.7% of IQE shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.3% of Oxford Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. 19.3% of IQE shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Oxford Instruments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, IQE or OXIG?

Oxford Instruments has higher revenue and earnings than IQE. IQE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oxford Instruments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IQE	£133.30M	0.72	-£23.85M	-£2.35	-4.13
Oxford Instruments	£469.46M	2.25	£50.60M	£88.03	20.79

Summary

Oxford Instruments beats IQE on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.